Tagged: south side

Chicago Street Artist Profile: Jasso


Video by El Béisman Films

This mini-documentary sheds some light on Jasso, a prominent artist in the Chicago street art scene. Also appearing in the video is Chandler London, who chimed in to say a couple words about Jasso and the ever-present interconnection between music and visual art.

Jasso has become a noticeable artist in the streets of Chicago. He started as a graffiti artist and then moved to work with stencil and wheat-pasting techniques. He plays with traditional icons from Mexican culture and mixes them up with US popular culture. His work could be offensive for some but uplifting for others. Here is Jasso.

 

Fess Grandiose on Cutz On Cuts

Fess Grandiose linked up with the Cutz on Cuts crew yesterday, where he proceeded to drop jam after funkin’ jam with Shazam Bangles and Rice the Transmitter supplying the scratches.

Streaming live every Wednesday from 4-8PM CST, Cutz on Cuts is all about quality. Hosted in DJ Moppy’s Skratch Aquarium, located in the South Side of Chicago- complete with a piranha tank and five turntables ready to go, one DJ plays the musical cuts while 2 – 3 turntablists lace the mix with timely and precise cuts. Tune in for some unexpected pleasure, with Shazam Bangles, Rice The Sound Transmitter, and Moppy as your residents.